From the October 1963 Issue. Expensive? Only a few years ago you could pry a Porsche Speedster loose from a showroom for a shade under three grand. It seemed like a bargain. Our test car—a '63 ...

The Porsche 356 established the brand's reputation around the world. This example looks factory fresh but has significant performance upgrades. The discrete hot-rodding should make it much more ...

And a large proportion of its survival and subsequent success in the United States can be put down to the first Porsche Speedster. Based on the 356, it was a cheaper, faster access point to ...